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...plans to speak at the hearing. “It keeps businesses from taking advantage of the fact that people don’t know prices, which allows them to drive prices up.” A unit set up by the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG), a nonprofit advocacy organization that provides support for student activists, will also hold a press conference before tomorrow’s 11 a.m. hearing. MASSPIRG Student Chapters Program Director Saffron E. Zomer said that textbook prices have grown prohibitively high for students. “Students are paying about $900 a year...

Author: By Lindsay P. Tanne, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students To Testify For Cheaper Textbooks | 10/1/2007 | See Source »

...primarily being used by college students, I see that as a good thing,” said Hathaway Fiocchi, a researcher at the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG...

Author: By Brendan R. Linn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Night Owl Bus Gives Its Final Hoot | 7/8/2005 | See Source »

Twelve stops on the T are about to become more environmentally friendly, thanks to the combined efforts of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) and the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Community BRIEFS | 5/5/1995 | See Source »

...years in the planning, the idea for the program was initiated by MASSPIRG, a consumer advocacy group based in Massachusetts. After contacting the MBTA, the group then rallied support from other organizations, including waste management companies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Community BRIEFS | 5/5/1995 | See Source »

...executive order pushed the federal government towards a good, long-overdue start to help promote recycling in the United States. Because more remains to be done, there must be a continuing, serious and loudly articulated commitment on the part of the Administration. Amy Perry Solid Waste Program Director MASSPIRG...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Recycling Needs Wider Institution | 2/6/1995 | See Source »

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